In a new report, Friends of the Earth International calculates that government revenue lost to tax havens over a 15-year period could power Africa, Latin America...
Rio De Janeiro has become a Fair Trade Town during this year’s games marking a golden moment for the olympic city. Rio De Janeiro has become...
Over the last couple of weeks we approached independent responsible tour operators. These are the companies who, to quote Professor of Responsible Tourism, Harold Goodwin, are...
Global food systems are increasingly susceptible to acute disruption and systemic shocks could lead to food price rises, food riots and changes in stock market values....
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in bringing cleantech to developing countries could reap some $1.6 trillion (£980bn) over the next 10 years, as investors...
Researchers have estimated greenhouse gas emissions from the food sector could rise by 80% by 2050, as the world increasingly adopts meat-based diets that are putting...
Chinese president Xi Jinping has signed trade agreements with Venezuela that consist of both oil and mineral exports – as part of a four-country visit to...
John Fleetwood of the Cochabamba Project writes about how a sustainable investment opportunity in Bolivia is having tangible positive impacts on the local people. “We just...
Sustainable investment specialist Alquity Investment Management has announced the launch of three new funds, expanding its reach from Africa to Latin America, Asia and the Indian...
Areas of wetland should be managed so that biodiversity, wildlife and millions of people can thrive, according to a report released as part of World Wetlands...
Billionaires’ collective fortunes have doubled worldwide since 2009, with Asia seeing a 13% increase in the number of the super rich, while Europe experienced a decline....
The World Bank, together with the UK, US and Norway, has launched a new BioCarbon Fund initiative to slow down deforestation through sustainable farming and landscape...
The EU bank has announced plans to invest in renewable energy schemes across six countries, to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and boost green technologies....
Pope Francis has urged the Brazilian government to treat the Amazon as a “garden” and to help protect its environment and native people. As 3 million...
With clean energy sources set to produce more power than gas and nuclear by 2016, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed that emerging economies will eventually...